Social Sectors Development Strategies

A Consulting and Research Network Company

specializing in

Education, Health, Nutrition and Population

SSDS has administrative and financial headquarters in Boston and individual professional or project offices in other parts of the US and several other countries. All staff members are highly qualified and specialized primarily in the health sector, with a range of experience along the research-to-practice continuum, including:

long-term program and project implementation and management
short-term consulting
program and project assessments and evaluations
program and project design work
research, ranging from economic and financial analyses through participatory qualitative research and the analysis of large complex databases

SSDS has a very flat hierarchy. Seasoned professionals self-supervise and collaborate as appropriate. They have the same degree of latitude in making professional assessments and decisions as lawyers do within law firms or physicians do within health care settings. SSDS has three rules for staff:

Do excellent work
Never overrun a budget
Minimize administrivia

SSDS strives for lean, streamlined operations at headquarters and exceptional quality in our consulting and research services. As a small business, SSDS is flexible, innovative, and efficient in providing high quality professional services, characteristics for which the best small companies are known.

The Institute for SSDS, a non-profit, provides similar services in the health, education and arts sectors.